Diaper



Sept. 26, 1944.

A. H. SONNENBERG DIAPER Filed March 25, 1959 l N V E 'IT'O R S ALQANMR sa/v/vzA/mea ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 2c, 1944 DIAPER Alexander B. Sonnenbcrl. East Ehnhurst. N. Y., .a'asignor of one-half to Walter J. Norris, Corona,

Application March 2a, 1939, Serial No. 263,580

1 Claim. (01. 128-284) This invention relates to infants wear. ,More particularly my invention relates to an improved construction of diapers adapted for use for infants. I

.One of the objects ofmy invention is to provide an improved diaper construction of the 1 character described, which may be readily ad- Justed to the bodies of infants of varying physical characteristics and size, and which at the same time shall be attachable without the use of pins or similar fastening means.

Another object of my invention is to provide an improved diaper-construction of the character described which shall have incorporatedv vide a diaper construction of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and which shall be extremely simple and eflective in use and which, at the same time, shall be a general improvement in the art.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplifled in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a diaper constructed in accordance with my invention and shown in fully opened position.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 2--2of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of reduced size, illustrating the manner of folding the diaper shown in Fig. 1: and v v Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the Fig. 1 form diaper in made up condition.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, there is disclosed in Figs. 1 to 4 a diaper constructed in accordance with my invention and designed to be made up and used without the necessity of employing pins or other similar fastening devices which may cause discomfort and harm to the infant.

In accordance with my invention, the diaper may comprise a' longitudinal rectangularshaped piece of material II. The material may be of the type generally employed for diapers, having the necessary absorbent and soft qualities. Extending outwardly from the opposite longitudinal edges of the material Ii and disposed adjacent one transverse edge thereof are a pair of extensions l2 and I4, which may be of the same material as that of the part I I; The extensions i2 and it may be attached to the part II by any su table means, such as the stitching it. In Fig. 1 of the drawing, the diaper I0 is shown with the wrong side uppermost in order to facilitate the description thereof, but it is understood that in actual use the material I l is placed with the opposite surface uppermost. Fixed to each of the extensions i2 and M at a point midway between the stitching line l5 and the edges I21: and Ma is a tape member i6 to which there is fixed a plurality of loop members I! arranged in any suitable manner, such as by the row of stitching i8. It is noted that the loop members ll are disposed in a direction away from the diaper part II.

At a predetermined point from the top edge I In of the part II there is fixedly attached substantially at the center of the width of the part lla pair of tapes I! and 20. The tapes may be attached to the part Ii by any suitable attaching means, such as the stitching 2| and 22 respectively. The tapes l9 and 20 are made longer than the width of the part II so as to extend on opposite sides'thereof for the purpose which will soon become apparent.

In use, the diaper I0 is positioned so that the loops l1 and the tapes l9 and 20 are underneath the surface of the diaper. In other words, in the position opposite to that shown in Fig. 1. The part II is first folded substantially in half on the transverse fold line 25, after which the already folded material may again be folded substantially in half on the transverse fold lines 26 providing four layers of material. Thus the diaper may be considered as comprising (1) a body portion which includes that part of the material H from the line 25 to the top edge Ila, and (2) a downward prolongation which includes the rest of said material. The transverse center of the body portion is at the upper line 26. When this has been done, the diaper appears as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing, with the tabs I 9 and 20 uppermost and exposed. The loops ll of the extensions l2 and I4, however, are still adjacent the under surface of the tabs l2 and It as shown in Fig. 3.

Before making the second transverse fold as above described, the infant is placed in position on the once folded fabric in the customary manner, so that after the second fold on the transverse fold lines 26 is made, two layers of material will be underneath and over the infant. Theextensions I! and llarethenbroughtinwardly towards each'other at the same time encircling the abdominal portion of the body of theinfantandthetapes llandtlpassed through the loops i'l inany suitable arrangement. after which they may be tied as shown in Fig. 4 of'the drawing. It is thus seen that I have provided a diaper construction in which the same may be attached without the use of pins or similar fastening devices and in which, at the same time, the fastening means employed, namelytheextensions lland ilservestcprovidean abdominal supporting band for the infant, thus obviating the necessity of employing an additional band for this purpose, which has heretofore been the practice.

While in the drawing I have illustrated the use of two tielng tapes II and 2., it is understood that my invention may be satisfactorily practiced with only a single tape, or if desired the tapes may be entirely unattached and threaded in the cooperating loops after the diaper has been properly folded and adjusted.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of the invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made assems of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth. itistobeunderstoodthatallmatterhereinset forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting seme.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A diaper comprising a textile body portion which is transversely wider at the top than at the center; a straight parallel side edged central downward prolongation of like material extendingfromthebottomofsaidbodyportion; ap--, proximately of the same length as the body 901'! tion but of a substantial width not in excess oi the narrow central part of said body portion, the diaper being adapted for placement. after retroversion of the prolongation inwardly upon the body portion to provide a double thickness of material, vertically about the crotch of the wearer with the upper half of the body portion at one side of the wearer's body and the lower half at the other side of the wearers body, and with the legs protruding at opposite sides of the fold incidentally formed; and means for securing the diaper against displacement aroimd the waist of the wearer.

ALEXANDER. H. SONNENBERG. 

